State of the Art library in Wepener opened by Minister McKenzie today Some school learners in Wepener in the Free State say the opening of the new Qibing public library will help them perform better academically. They say the library is accessible as it is close to their homes. This as the Minister of Sports,…
Police officers during a protest. The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) has warned motorists of potential traffic delays in Pretoria this morning because of two marches. One march is organised by Defend South Africa and other civic movements and the other by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party. The two groups will march from Marabastad and Church…
VBS branch. The corruption case of one of the three people implicated in the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality’s illegal investment of R150 million in VBS Bank has been postponed to the 7th of August in the Polokwane Special Commercial Crimes Court. The case of the municipality’s former Chief Financial Officer Rosina Ngoveni has been postponed for…
[FILE] Late former South African president Nelson Mandela. Today is Nelson Mandela International Day. It is in honour of the late former president. The day is celebrated every year on the 18th of July, which is Mandela’s birthday. The United Nations (UN) had officially declared the day in November 2009, and the first UN Mandela Day was…
Former President Nelson Mandela giving a speech after his release Today marks 75 years since the founding of the SABC News Service. It was on July 17, 1950, that the SABC News aired its first news bulletin from the Broadcast House on Commissioner Street, Johannesburg. This interactive infographic documents the many history-making stories that SABC…
Woman appears in Belville Magistrate’s Court. Counsel for the woman accused of snatching a nine-day-old baby from the Middestad Mall in Bellville, Cape Town has submitted that her children’s rights will be infringed upon if she’s denied bail. Cape Town police, however, insist that it won’t be in the interest of justice for her to…
Empty bed inside of a healthcare facility. The Department of Health says although it understands the burden that undocumented migrants have placed on the country’s healthcare services, it cannot deny them access to them. Yesterday, members of the civil movement Operation Dudula marched to the offices of the South African Human Rights Commission in Johannesburg…
FILE | Free State Premier MaQueen Letshoha-Mathae. The co-owner of the Mamohau Day-care centre in Dewetsdorp in the Free State has expressed excitement after Premier MaQueen Letshoha-Mathae handed over items, including blankets. MECs are accompanying the Premier. The centre’s owner Matseko Lekeno says the Nelson Mandela International Day has brought her and her team such…
A social media account by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that the SA Police Service has flagged as fake. Police say several fake social media accounts have been created purporting to be those of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. They say they know of 16 such accounts. This comes after Mkhwanazi made explosive allegations that senior police officials are…
The suspect in 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek’s murder case appears in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court. Live stream below:
